Got FiOS? Move Media With Verizon : Back To The Big Screen

By William Van Winkle , published on February 23, 2009 at 8:10 PM
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On the Home Media DVR set-top, go to the main FiOS TV menu. One of the options here is Media Manager. Click on this and the DVR will search the LAN for systems running the Media Manager server application. Each server system offers Photo Manager and Music Manager sections, and within these you can dive into either the slideshow/playlists or individual folders listed in the Media Manager app. For example, you could click on Genres, then Rock, but note that Verizon lists songs by title grouped by album. To see the artist and album name, you have to scan the right half of the screen.
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topcat_92 02/24/2009 4:10 AM
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Thanks for the review. Will Media Manager work with cablevision? Or does cablevision have something similar to Media Manager?

Anonymous 02/24/2009 7:54 AM
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media manager is not free. you have to pay $20 a month for the service.

LightWeightX 02/24/2009 10:44 PM
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FIOS is a few miles up the road, though it looks like it will be a few more years before it gets to our neighborhood.

Anonymous 02/25/2009 12:03 PM
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There is a way to Short-Cut folders..

Simply by making Special Folders on your own for your viewing pleasures...and/or treasures...

lamorpa 02/25/2009 6:32 PM
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LightWeightX :
FIOS is a few miles up the road, though it looks like it will be a few more years before it gets to our neighborhood.



Hey, I had a bowl of Cheerios for breakfast this morning if anyone is interested in this fact too!

Anonymous 02/26/2009 8:00 PM
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Windows PC required :-( If it is free then it might be ok, but if it is $20/mo as merl2h3 said.... Let's see, that's $240 year. I could buy a popcorn hour box outright for less than that and the PCH does more.

rbarone69 03/03/2009 7:04 AM
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lamorpa :
Hey, I had a bowl of Cheerios for breakfast this morning if anyone is interested in this fact too!


I had steak and eggs... The point is, just like LightWeightX, I too have FiOS "down the road" with no estimation in sight when they will expand into my area. Seems to be springing up but takes FOREVER to expand into the surrounding areas and Verizon doesnt post any schedules (probably for competitive reasons). First they say "within a year it should be in your area"; I'm still waiting.

Anonymous 04/21/2009 10:25 PM
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Media Manager only added $4.00 a month to my fios bill. But you have to have DVR service and settop box first. If you have to upgrade to the DVR, that's $16 bucks a month, so yeah, I guess you could have to pay $20 a month if you're starting with a standard settop box. But then you have DVR, and the ability to play all the media files on your computer over your tv and connected surround system. If you're familiar with Apple TV, it's just like that....

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